Xyron Imaginisce Blog Swap

This week Xyron and Imaginisce have teamed up for a fun blog swap.   I had a great time working with the Imaginisce Childhood Memories collection.  The bright colors and whimsical designs were really fun...

 

I particularly liked the Imaginisce bicycle stamp in this collection and thought it would make a great card center.  I also really loved the red striped paper and made sure I used some red Ranger Archival Ink to match.  I stamped the image of the bike on to plain white cardstock, then I used my circle cutter to cut around it.  I debated on whether I should color the bike, but in the end I like the simple image in red ink.  Finally, I backed the image with a Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals burlap circle and added some Maya Road Twine.

For the bicycle flag, I used a Little Yellow Bicycle stick pin and some jewel stickers so it looks like the Memories sentiment is part of the bike flag. I was able to run the whole burlap circle through my Xyron 2.5 Create-a-Sticker machine to give it a sticky back which made it a lot easier to adhere to the card.

These little clouds are really cute stickers.  I just added some handcut banners for a little added interest.

This home décor project was really easy to make.  I had an old 7 Gypsies Small Printer's Tray lying around, so I thought it would be fun to use the 4 x 6 journal cards in the Imaginsce Childhood Memories collection and some of the Sticker Stackers to make this project.   I used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere the patterned paper to the tray.

For something a little out of the ordinary, I stuck some of Tim Holtz Idea-ology Memo Pins in the top of the tray and ran a little miniature clothesline.  Then I cut out some of the Polaroid sentiments and hung them up with the Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals mini clothespins.  I like how both the Polaroids and the pins have sentiments on them.

I stripped down some of the sticker stackers so I could add the little images to the Printer's Tray.  They were the perfect size without the rest of their backing and then I could customize the patterned papers.

Be sure to visit the other Xyron Team Member blogs and the Imaginisce blog for more inspiring projects.

Jen Goode

Sharon Callis

Ain't She Crafty

Imaginisce

Both Xyron and Imaginisce are giving away prizes this week so be sure to visit their blogs for details and how to enter.

Happy Crafting!

Still Thinking About Back to School

It has been just over a month that the kiddos have been back to school and I cannot imagine a busier time of year for not only my family, but everyone elses too.  Is anyone else waiting for Thanksgiving Break - LOL?  I have had such a busy time with work this fall that I have not posted all of my Back to School Projects, so I want to share a few I created for Imaginisce at Summer CHA 2011.

I made this mini album using an apple shaped chipboard album from Maya Road and the Geek is Chic collection from Imaginisce.  I added the paper clips, ribbon and buttons to accent the cute collection.

Quick little card to thank a teacher!  Teachers are in the hot seat these days, so I would encourage everyone to make sure the educator in the lives of their children feel appreciated for the work they do.  It is not easy to educate the future and our childrens' teachers deserve a lot of recognition.

Composition books are great for altering.  I added kraft paper and stitching to dress up the casual Geek is Chic collection.

Page of my daughter fooling around.  She really knows how to play up her I.Q. and we are such suckers and fall for it everytime.



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Santa's Little Helper from Imaginisce

Is it it time to think about the Holidays already???  In the craft world it sure it.  Both of these projects were created with Imaginise's brand new Santa's Little Helper Collection.  I love how the colors in this collection mix beautifully with Kraft paper!  This little sleigh card makes me giggle, because it looks so inviting and fun.

I had to scrap these photos of my daughter when she was tiny, because I had to snap a bunch of them until I got one with just the right expression.  As you can see there were a few outtakes in the making.  Love the gorgeous ornament paper in this collection.

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Winner - Happy Harvest

The winner for all of my Happy Harvest collection from Imaginisce is Emily!  Please email me your information and I will get that out in the mail to you!

I'll be back soon with some sneak peeks from CHA - you are going to love what each of the MFGs I work with have in store for you....

NEW Happy Harvest Giveaway

How would you like to get your hands on the BRAND NEW Happy Harvest collection from Imaginisce???  The release party just started today and I have some goodies I would be happy to send a lucky commenter.  Please visit the Imaginisce blog, leave a comment and then come back here to tell me about some of the gorgeous projects you saw and then I will pick a lucky person on Friday to win the whole collection.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Camper Winner

So excited to send some of Imaginisce's Happy Camper to my blog reader Chelle!  Below is what she likes to do in the summer, which sounds awesome to me.  Please email me your address and I will pop some Happy Camper in the mail to you.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and left a comment.  Wish I could send all of you some goodies.  Imaginisce's Happy Camper collection is available at both Two Peas and Scrapbook.com.

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Happy Camper Giveaway

I know it has been a while since I posted anything on my blog.  This time of year is pretty hectic for me. I need to get the school year closed out before I can really get ready for summer.  One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to go camping, my whole family loves it because we like to rough it.  What a great coincidence that Imaginisce has just released a super cute camping collection, just in time for my summer.  To celebrate and to make up my absence to my wonderful readers, I would love to send you some of the Happy Camper I have in my stash.  All you have to do is leave me a comment about what you like to do in the summer and I will randomly draw a lucky winner from the comments a little bit later this week.

There are some great chipboard pieces in the collection like this sentiment and the cute little tree.  Here you can see that I added some unique stitching with my We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Stitch Piercer.  It is a little roller that punches the holes in the paper, so all you have to do is follow the pattern with your needle and floss.

I love this photo of my husband, his father and our son.  Three generations is pretty darn special.  My father-in-law selected the matching shirts especially for this occasion. 

I also love the bright fun colors in this collection.  They are perfect for these photos of my son camping last summer.  I cut the large tree with my Cricut Expression and added some of the Imaginisce Silver Glam Rocks to look like all the rain we experienced on our trip.

I couldn't resist making this card with the little fire that comes with the collection.  Sometimes all you need is a little sense of humor to get through the day.

As I said above, please leave me a comment about your favorite summer activity and I will randomly select someone to receive some of the Brand New Imaginisce Happy Camper.

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NEW Roly Rosies at Imaginisce

It's Roly Rosie week at Imaginisce and the design team is showcasing ideas for how to use these unique and fun little flowers.  I opted for an off the page project and picked up a very inexpensive veil at Walmart and then used the Roly Rosie neutrals and Pop-Up Posies neutrals to create this beautiful veil topper modeled by my sweet little girl.  She is a professional to be sure - LOL.

Below are the neutral colored Roly Rosies that come in a variety of colors.  I used the music note paper to make the flower centers for my project.  I love how soft and beautiful the flowers look and the texture the print adds to the project.

These are the neutral colored Pop-Up Posies.  They are very easy to put together and come in a variety of colors and sizes.  The large size is perfect to use with the Roly Rosies as centers.

 

If I know Imaginisce, and I think I do...I bet there is some kind of giveaway on the blog today with these gorgeous embellishments.  Go have a looksie for yourself at other project ideas from the design team.

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It's all Baby this Week at Imaginisce - well sort of...

Today is the release of the brand new baby collection at Imaginisce called Little Cutie.  However, this combined boy/girl collection isn't just for babies as you will see if you visit the Imaginisce blog.  Our design team has a lot of ideas for how to use this collection in a traditional way or to stretch your thinking just a bit.  I decided to go with a toddler page and create this very girly layout of my daughter when she was three.   I really love the pinks and yellows together.  They are such the perfect combination of girls and spring.

These adorable little blocks are part of the die cuts that come with the girl side of the Little Cutie collection.  I inked the edges and pop dotted to add some dimension.

This sticker stacker journal spot comes with the flower attached, but I added the little girl canvas sticker and used some SRM stickers to create the sentiment.

Who is ever going to get sick of banners???  I think they have become a "must have" item in every collection released and these super cute and easy to use banners are part of the Little Cutie die cuts.

We are releasing ideas for our baby collection all week, so be sure to stop by the Imaginisce blog.  I hear that the Imaginisce office is moving and that Lori Allred, our DT coordinator, finally had to clean out all the swag she's been stock piling under her desk...in other words I think there will be some cool giveaways this week :)

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Click it with Cricut at Imaginisce

It's time again for another installment of Click it with Cricut at Imaginisce this week and this time we are playing with the Once Upon a Princess cartridge from Provocraft and the Enchanted collection from Imaginisce.  I can't think of a better match than these two products, but I will let you be the judge of that.

 

Melinda Spinks, Robyn Schaub and I were charged with showcasing a theme of our choice from both of these products and we thought it would be fun to play with the adorable dolls and dress them up with Enchanted...

I had way too much fun creating this thinking of you card.  I just could not get enough of the adorable little umbrella and raincoat set to which I added some i-rock glam rocks as the buttons and accents.  My daughter asked if she could have this card, because it looks more like something to play with than to send in the mail - LOL.

I also had to make something with these cute little pajamas and tiny bunny slippers.  It was the perfect outfit to create this invitation for a sleepover.  Can you imagine the glee from a little girl who receives an invitation like this?  Not sure that the actual sleepover would be as exciting as receiving the card.

Please pop over to the Imaginisce blog for the other projects from Melinda and Robyn and the directions for the cuts on these cards.  Also, I think there might even be some prize opportunities if you leave a comment here and at the other blogs.

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Imaginisce Fun with Fabric

This week at Imaginisce we are all a hop about the i-rock tool and to kick it off with style and flair, today we are sharing our ideas for how to use the i-rock on Fabric.  Customized jeans seem like a luxury fit for a little princess.

My daughter was really excited about her custom jeans with plenty of bling and unique style.  They were so easy to make that she helped me put them together.

I used the i-rock Swirls Stencil to create the design on the jeans and flipped the pattern to make them match on both sides.

This was a great opportunity to use my i-top and the medium sized button daddies to create these fun fabric flowers.

One more thing....Please see the full tutorial for this project below and then you are off to SophiaAllison's Blog for another great idea about adding bling to fabric.  And don't forget to head back to the Imaginisce blog for an opportunity to win your very own i-rock.
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